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Ambiguous

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More than one interpretation

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious, hard to understand

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Malevolent

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Evil

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Trochaic tetrameter

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An unnatural rhythm, 8 syllables per line ( stressed/ unstressed )

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Inevitability

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An event cannot be prevented

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Tragic hero

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A noble person of high rank whose error in judgment leads to downfall

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Virtuous

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Moral, have good qualities

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Patriotic

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Loyal to one’s country

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Courageous/valiant

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Brave

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Relentless/bloodlust

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Desire for bloodshed

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Hubris

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Excessive pride and arrogance

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Hamartia

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A fatal flaw in a protagonists character that leads to their downfalll

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Credulous

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Believes others easily

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Soliloquy

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A speech to the audience - other characters do not hear this

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15
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Power-hungry

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Desiring control

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Ruthless/callous

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Having or showing no mercy to others

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Unconventional

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Acting in a way in which is different to the stereotype

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Imperative verbs

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Command verbs

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Blank verse

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10 syllables per line ( stressed/unstressed ). No ryrhme

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Facade

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The appearance of honesty

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Benevolent

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Kindness and generosity

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Equivocating

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To avoid committing yourself , or saying one thing be meaning another

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Doubtful

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Emasculated

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Made to feel weaker / masculinity is threatened

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Afflicted

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Suffering greatly, deeply troubled

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Phantasmagorical

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Having a shifting or deceptive appearance, like a dream

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Regicide

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The act of killing the king

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Usurp

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To take a position of power illegally

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Remorse

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Guilt, regret

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Dread/ apprehension

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Fear / anxiety , horror

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Elision

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An event is not shown on stage. Duncan’s murder is eluded for example .

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Dismayed/ distraught

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Discouraged / upset

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Tyrannical

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A leader who used power unfairly and for their own purposes

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Disorder

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Corrupt

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Plagued / tormented

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Worried , haunted , afflicted by an idea

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Pathos

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A feeling of pity

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Integrity

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Making right decisions

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Distraught

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Extremely upset

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Vengeance

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Punishment

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Deranged

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Mad, irrational

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Vulnerable

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Weak, threatened

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Prose

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Speech with no rhythms or rhyme

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Nihilistic

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A profound sense of the meaningless of life and morality

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Defiant

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Resisting or fighting against another power

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Anagnorisis

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A moment of realisation

47
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Downfall

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The tragic-hero’s destruction

48
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Nemesis

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An arch-enemy

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